Celebration Park - March 17, 2008

Fished the East Pond after fishing Auburn Springs. Caught Bluegill and Sunfish using a Yellow Chennille Caddis Fly and a Bread Fly.



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Auburn Springs Pond - March 17, 2008

Fished Auburn Springs Pond this afternoon. Pond is actually two ponds and a feeder creek that runs between the two ponds. For clarification, named the ponds - North Pond and South Pond.

Ponds are located east of Celebration Park and just off Angel Parkway and Auburn Springs Road.

Promising location with reports of Bass, Bluegill/Sunfish, and Catfish. Did not catch anything in the North or South Ponds but hook a couple of small Sunfish in the feeder creek using a Yellow Chennille Caddis Fly.

FYI - Glendover Park

Checked out Glendover Park today. It is a small pond, ~ 1 acre, located at Glendover and Scottsman in Allen. Did not catch anything but the pond looks promising




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Bethany Lakes - March 16, 2008

Fished the Back Pond in the afternoon. Warmer than this morning with a strong breeze blowing.

Caught 10 Bluegill about 6"+ in size. Caught using a Brown Dryfly, Yellow Chenille Caddis Fly, and a Caddis Dryfly. Fish were active hitting artificials on the surface and below.

Caught two small Bass. Caught one using a Brown Dryfly; caught the other using a Yellow Chenille Caddis Fly.

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Bethany Creek Pond - March 16, 2008

This morning fished Bethany Creek Pond - a small neighborhood pond that feeds into Bethany Lakes. Cold but calmer winds compared to yesterday. Luckily the fish were active.

Caught Bluegill and Sunfish using flyfishing gear and a White Clouser Minnow. Opted for the Clouser Minnow in hopes of hooking a Bass. However, Bass did not cooperate.

Ended the outing with about 12 Bluegill and Sunfish caught and released and no Bass taken. One Sunfish went about 7" in size.

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Bethany Lakes - March 15, 2008

Stopped by Bethany Lakes and fished the Back Pond. Caught Bluegill but no Bass. Cool morning and windy; however, fish were still active along the banks and were caught shallow.

Saw several Bass like the other day chasing my lure - Black and Red Zonker, but no solid hook-ups.

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Bethany Lakes - March 14, 2008

Fished Bethany Lakes and caught Bluegill and Bass on a Black and Red Zonker. Fish were caught in the Back Pond near the feeder creek and along the pond's bank.

Bluegill ranged from 3" to 6" in size. Quit counting after releasing 20.

Bass ranged from 8.5" to 9.5" in size. Three were caught and released. However, did observe several 2lbs plus sized Bass working along the shallows.

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Bluegill and Bass:


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FYI - Black and Red Zonker

For your info, a picture of a Black and Red Zonker that I used today at Bethany Lakes.

A variant of this fly was used to catch the small Bass in the previous post.

It is the same as the Black and Red Zonker except it has been tied using a purple-colored strip.

Black and Red Zonker:

Bethany Lakes - March 13, 2008

Fished Bethany Lakes this Evening. Caught Bluegill in the canal running between the Main Pond and the Lower Pond. Used a Gold Ribbed Hares Ear Nymph, size 10.

Tried the Back Pond near the feeder creek and caught Bluegill along the banks. Fish were active in the shallows and were caught using the nymph and a Black and Red Streamer. Caught a small Bass using a Purple Zonker. Would post a picture of the fly but lost it when I snagged the bottom.

Looks as if the fish are enjoying the warm weather; all fish were caught in fairly shallow water.

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Allen Station Dam - March 12, 2008

Checked out Allen Station Dam on Wednesday.  Water was flowing and cloudy.  No fish were observed in the silting basin or the feeder creek.  Need to wait this location out until Spring.